Woman shoved and robbed at neighborhood park

A Lafayette woman said a group of teenagers taunted her, shoved her and robbed her of her cellphone and cigarettes, according to police.(Photo: File illustration)

LAFAYETTE — A Lafayette woman told police a group of eight to 10 teenagers taunted her, assaulted her and robbed her about 8:45 p.m. Wednesday, according to Lafayette police.

The woman was at the Bauer Family Resources' park in the 300 block of Fountain Street when a group of teens ranging from about 14- to 17-year-old boys and girls began yelling at her, according to police reports.

One of the teenage boys shoved her in the chest, according to police. On one of the shoves, another teenage boy stole her phone and her cigarettes from her pocket, police said.

Officers found her phone on the other side of the Bauer Center, police said. They did not find her cigarettes.

Police do not have suspects in the case, and no one has been arrested, police said.

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